Spanish Colonization of the Phillipines Essay

Alfajores Alfajores are cookies sandwiched with a little bit of caramel in the middle. These cookies were originated from Spain, and brought to South America. Now, every country in South America has their own version of Alfajores. They’re essentially cookies that are sandwiched together with a little bit of caramel in the middle. Trace back to the history of Peru It all traces back to the 1520s, when Peru was first discovered by the Spaniards. One of the Spaniards named Francisco Pizarro,…

While looking at the spread of Christianity in the New World throughout the time of Spanish conquests, two important sources stand out. One source by José de Acosta of Spain and the other by Felipe Huamán Poma de Ayala of Peru. While these sources are both similar and different at the same time, what is most important to regard while reading through their sources is the similarities; most importantly, the struggles the report that the Incan people face, how they regard the Incan people, and how…

“Why were the outnumbered Spanish conquistador able to easily defeat the Native Americans of South and Central America? what was the reasons? what did the spanish did to be on the top of the war? Even though the spanish were outnumbered by Native Americans the Spanish were able to defeat the Native American easily.There are four important reasons the make this thing happen.” The first reason that the outnumbered Spanish won the battle was that Spanish gathered together to other…

known as the “Apostle of the Indians,” was an early Spanish historian, Spanish Catholic priest, and Dominican missionary, who was the first to expose the oppression of native peoples by Europeans in the Americas. Written in 1528, his document titled “History of the Indies” which took place in Hispaniola outlined the appalling treatment of Indians and the greed and cruelty of the Spanish. Although the original document had been translated from Spanish to English, Bartolomé de las Casas was a…

Bartolome de Las Casas’ A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies provides a first-hand account of the effects of Spanish colonisation on the native population of the Americas. The excerpt summarises Las Casas’ perspective of the colonisation of New Spain and the violent aspects of Spain’s colonial practices. This essay will examine the degree to which A Short Account is a valuable piece of historical evidence in relation to unit themes – specifically, imperialism and colonialism – and…

The story of Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate, like most historical figures requires that you examine his impact from multiple points of view. Juan de Oñate viewed from the side of Hispanic Americans is that he was a fearless explorer, irreplaceable in the history of their people in the region and the building of the American West. For the indigenous peoples, Juan de Oñate was not only representative of Spain, its explorers, and all of the atrocities committed, but also for being…

Spain to settle and store treasures. The Spanish fleets used two ships to transport the treasure to St. Augustine. A large ship to to transport the treasure and a smaller ship to serve as protection against the French and Pirates who would sometimes attack the Spanish fleets for their treasure (Doc C). The Spanish fleets would use the gulfstream current to travel easily to Columbia to pick up gold and…

Juan de Padilla was born in 1500 and was a soldier before he became a first his skin fryer before one became a Franciscan Friar he was a soldier. He was in a position of authority in the Franciscan order but knew God was calling him to a deeper need, that of outreach and education. He went to New Mexico in 1540 to colonize and evangelize. Following the expeditions ahead of him, which were mainly aimed at getting riches, Juan one was different and wanted to be a missionary. He was known for being…

peace, full of happy souls was now burned and brought to pieces. De las Casas continues and in detail talks about the acts that the Spanish committed; actions such as “slicing open the belly of a man with one stroke…hanging men and burning them alive…snatching babies from their mothers breast and taking them by their feet and dashing their heads against the rocks. The Spanish would enter into the villages and spare not children, or old people or pregnant women, or women with suckling…

Catholicism is the main faith professed but with the colonization consequences some new characteristic were added on the native 's faith. Believing that anyone will help them inside the mines, natives starts to pray to the Christian image of the Devil. They believe that under the ground and inside the mountains…